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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3420 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $21.1 vs $220.47
- Up to 87% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-11700 - $0.19 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 33% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G3420 - 146 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 16 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
110
75%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Core i7-11700
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$18.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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82 FPS
$19.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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80 FPS
$20.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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80 FPS
$23.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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80 FPS
$27.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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80 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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80 FPS
$19.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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80 FPS
$17.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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80 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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